Friday Video: Why Bikes Suck*
*... according to people who don't know what they're talking about.
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12:03 AM EDT on March 28, 2025
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Roads are for cars. Taking away lane space for bikes causes traffic jams. Scofflaw cyclists are endangering everyone else on the road — and they don’t even pay their fair share for all that asphalt.
… are all things we’d say if it were April Fool’s Day. But since it’s still March, here’s a clever little video from Urbanscape Owen debunking these and other common myths about the role of bikes in our cities, all in just five minutes.
This story is the work of the Streetsblog staff.
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